Tomorrow, I fly to Stockholm to participate in a competition a little different from other ...

In fact, since I won the last edition of Tierra Boulder Battle last spring, I was invited to this event.

I'll be the only "non-star of the team La Sportiva" and I'll try to give my best against the big stars that are:

Adam Ondra, CZE

Dmitry Sharafutdinov, RUS

Jakob Schubert, AUT

Sean McColl, CAN

on the schedule, two hours of work on the problems setted by Shauna Coxsey (GBR) on Friday night, then place great show on Saturday night.

So all of you must see the Saturday night show, you can find a live stream here. Or on the Swedish TV ...

English presentation :

International invitational bouldering competition with the very best in the world:Adam Ondra, CZEDmitry Sharafutdinov, RUSJakob Schubert, AUTSean McColl, CANGuillaume Glairon Mondet, FRA

Chief route setter:Shauna Coxsey, GBR

This competition is unlike any other. This is where we crown the world's best redpoint boulderer. The best on rock vs the best on plastic. The big difference compared to other competitions is that the athletes get to work on the problems for two hours prior to the actual comp. During this time, the route setters have a chance to, in close cooperation with the climbers, make adjustments to the problems in order to make them as perfect as possible in terms of style and level of difficulty.This means the problems are HARD, between 8A and 8B, compared to 7A to 7C+ for a World Cup comp.

Vous nous retrouverez donc tout au long de l'émission, sous forme de petits clips de présentation des épisodes de la semaine (tricks, portraits, artistes...)You will follow us along the emission, with small clips of presentation of every chapters of the week.

Notre club termine donc champion de France en terme de nombre de licenciés, mais aussi au classement des compétitions. L'occasion pour notre président J. Le Neve de présenter aux grandes instances tous les champions de l'année, ainsi que de parler du projet de deuxième salle (bloc + mur d'initiation).Our club ends this French champion in terms of number of members, but also at the competition ranking. The opportunity for our President J. Le Neve to present to the partners all the champions of the year, as well as discuss about a second gym project (bouldering + beginers wall).

Ensuite est venue l'heure pour le maire de s'essayer à l'escalade, assuré par la Championne du monde Mélanie Sandoz s'il vous plait!Then, it was time for the maypr of Massy to try climbing, belayed by the World champion of course!!

Here is a small video of the a problem wich I am really proud, because I tryed it some weeks ago, and I did it first try this time. An awesome problem (opened by D. Graham) where I really enjoy to try it and find the beta with P. Gagneux, and send it last week with a better friction...

You’ve seen him compete. You’ve heard of him sending the V14′s: The Never Ending Story and Both Ends of the Spectrum. 8a.nu named him “Top Bouldering Competitor” of last year.

And maybe you’ve seen the trailer for the eponymous film “Both Ends of the Spectrum” shot by Anthony Lapomardo and Beau Kahler.

He’s big on the scene, and he goes by G2.

Now, you can find his Facebook athlete page in English, his blog in both English and French, and a new interview about his background below, and at our site MadRockClimbing.com.

Our Brief Interview with Guillaume

1. How old are you now, and when did you start climbing?
I’m 25 now. I started climbing at 10 years old, and began comps at 11.

2. So you’ve been competing for almost 15 years. Who inspired you to start climbing?
It’s my family who introduced me into the climbing world, first for mountaineering. After that, I was inspired by big stars like C. Sharma and French, legendary strong climbers!

3. Why do you enjoy bouldering over speed, sport or trad climbing?
Well, first, I did 10 years of sport climbing. And now, I prefer bouldering because I think it is more funny – you can share your climbing with more people… I am also a bit lazy, and I prefer short efforts!

5. What was your favorite climbing trip or competition in the past?
I really enjoyed going to Bishop with 5 other people in a huge camping van, in a lot of snow, and we slept anywhere we wanted! For competitions, even though I was not lucky and finished 7th, it was of course World Championships in Paris this year.

6. A large camping van is perfect to go climbing in. Are you involved in the community where you climb? (Train others, coach, or teach?)
I really like to give some advice to other climbers, and share my passion with everyone! But to be honest, I’m not really much of a teacher.

7. I understand. Somehow I can’t teach my dog to not pee in the house. What are the rules you follow when training?

When I am in a month of training, I try to follow my coach’s plan, and try to climb as hard as possible to progress more! Also, I follow my girlfriend’s method, who is really psyched to train, and it pushes me a lot!!

8. What are your goals for the future?
I see my future with more climbing outdoors, doing some hard problems, and also climbing in beautiful areas!! Beside that, I will continue to train hard to attain my goals in comps (world cups, world champs, and other big comps around the world.)

9. What are your other interests besides rock climbing?
Beside rock climbing, I like to be with my girlfriend, friends, sometimes cooking, and, of course, doing every other outdoor sport!

Thanks for talking to us, Guillaume! We look forward to possibly seeing you at Christmas!

Vous pouvez aussi trouver l'interview original et des news des autres membres du team sur MadrockblogYou can find the original interview and more new about Mad Rock team members on the Madrockblog